Welke (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Bw-111A

Where: Brown County, Nebraska (42.7° N, 100.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 96.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: M. R. Voorhies. 1990. Vertebrate paleontology of the proposed Norden Reservoir Area, Brown, Cherry and Keya Paha counties, Nebraska. Technical Report, Division of Archeological Research, Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska 82-09 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 18454: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Chris Bell

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Taxonomic list

• NISP 27
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.2 Hay 1922 gomphothere
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Parvericius cf. montanus2 Koerner 1940 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Teleoceras sp.2 Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Calippus sp.2 Matthew and Stirton 1930 horse
Protohippus sp.2 Leidy 1858 horse
Hipparionini indet.1 Quinn 1955 hipparionine horse
Merychippus cf. insignis2 Leidy 1856 horse
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Procamelus sp.2 Leidy 1858 camel
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Merycodontinae indet.1 Matthew 1904 pronghorn
 Carnivora - Canidae
cf. Leptocyon sp.2 Matthew 1918 canine
- may be more specimens as this is not described, but MNI is 1
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Megasminthus tiheni2 Klingener 1966 jumping mouse
Schaubeumys cartomylos1 Korth 1987 jumping mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Copemys cf. niobrariensis" = Copemys longidens2
"Copemys cf. niobrariensis" = Copemys longidens2 Hall 1930 mouse
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Aplodontidae indet.2 Brandt 1855 mountain beaver
[entered as Apolodontidae indet.]
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Cupidinimus nebraskensis2 Wood 1935 rodent
Perognathus trojectioansrum2 Korth 1979 pocket mouse
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomyidae indet.2 Bonaparte 1845 pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Castoridae
cf. Eucastor tortus2 Leidy 1858 beaver
 Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Mylagaulidae indet.1 Cope 1881 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Reptilia
 Squamata - Iguanidae
Sceloporus sp.3 Wiegmann 1828 spiny lizard